. >>> the pentagon grounded the new and very costly f35 fighter jet after a crack was found in an engine blade. three branches of the military are currently using 64 of those f35s fighters each one cost about $137 million. an inspection today revealed a crack in a turbine blade in one of the planes. this comes as the military is trying to convince congress not to cut its spending. >>> executives with boeing went to the federal aviation administration today with their proposal for the troublesome batteries in the new 787 dream liner. one battery caught fire in january, another overheated. boeing wants to add ceramic dividers in the lithium battery to prevent overheating. any decision by federal authorities is not expected until next week at the earliest. >>> a political shocker today in sacramento as a state senator suddenly resigns. central valley democrat marco rubio stepped down after two years in office sighting family reasons. that means democrats only have 65 senate seats. they are one vote short of a 2/3 supermajority allowing them to raise taxes without any republican vote. >> i t